| The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson Contributor(s): Johnson, James Weldon (Author), Byrd, Rudolph (Editor), Johnson, Charles (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0812975324 ISBN-13: 9780812975321 Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2008 Annotation: This unique one-volume collection contains writings by one of the 20th century's most gifted and effective African-American intellectual-activists. It includes two short never-before-published plays along with Johnson's complete novel "Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man" and much more. Click for more in this series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - African American - Literary Collections | Essays - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 814.52 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" L (0.55 lbs) 352 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: Library Journal 11/01/2008 pg. 84 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitively edited by Rudolph Byrd." -Henry Louis Gates, Jr. One of the leading voices of the Harlem Resaissance and a crucial literary figure of his time, James Weldon Johnson was also an editor, songwriter, founding member and leader of the NAACP, and the first African American to hold a diplomatic post as consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua. This comprehensive volume of Johnson's works includes the seminal novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, poems from God's Trombones, essays on cultural and political topics, selections from Johnson's autobiography, Along This Way, and two previously unpublished short plays: Do You Believe in Ghosts? and The Engineer. Featuring a chronology, bibliography, and a Foreword by acclaimed author Charles Johnson, this Modern Library edition showcases the tremendous range of James Weldon Johnson's writings and their considerable influence on American civic and cultural life. "This collection of poetry, fiction, criticism, autobiography, political writing and two unpublished plays by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) spans 60 years of pure triumph over adversity. ....Johnson's] nobility, his inspiration shine forth from these pages, setting moral and artistic standards." --Los Angeles Times |
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